Clean, clean, clean! My #1 priority for the next 10 weeks is
to really focus on and dial in my nutrition. Clean, whole foods to
support my body and intense workouts. Really need to tighten up on the clean eating again. It hasn't been bad, but coming off the one-month Clean Eating Challenge I had last month, April is looking a little "processed".

New eats = happy tummy. Making it a goal to try one new
recipe a week. Nutrition can get pretty boring if you eat the same
things over and over, so finding 10 new (hopefully yummy) recipes to add
to my rotation will do me good. Recipe for this week is a dessert... paleo style. Coconut blueberry protein squares (original recipe found here).

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Week 3 recap and mini-challenge

Week 3 was pretty good. Got my motivation back (thanks to you guys!) so I ended the week strong. Even with three days off from exercise, I feel good about what I did. I had to take Thursday and Friday off, not because I wanted to but because my body really needed a break. Over the last several weeks, my workouts have increased in intensity and my body was achey in places that shouldn't be, my energy level was pretty low, I had a hard time sleeping the last several days, I was a little more snappy then usual, and I kinda lost my motivation. All signs that point to over-training. So, my body got treated to two days of nothing (not even cardio), multiple dates with my foam roller, and as of today, I'm back to my normal self. Super excited to the hit the gym tonight with Anthony.

Mini-challenge: This week, we were supposed to visit every single participant in the RFSC, however I didn't do this challenge because if you link up to the Sunday goal post on the RFSC blog, I make it a point to read and leave a comment for EVERYONE who participated that week.

Clean, clean, clean! My #1 priority for the next 10 weeks is
to really focus on and dial in my nutrition. Clean, whole foods to
support my body and intense workouts. Meal plan was stuck to for majority of the meals, however there were two days that I had events to attend. A five-course dinner reservation with family and a birthday buffet lunch with friends. Back to the grind this week!

Increase healthy fats. Definitely need to add more "smart fats" to my diet: salmon, avocado, nuts, olive oil, flaxseeds, coconut oil, etc. Healthy fats were a little low this week, mostly due to not having it at every meal. Will make it a point to increase the fats for week 4.

New eats = happy tummy. Making it a goal to try one new
recipe a week. Nutrition can get pretty boring if you eat the same
things over and over, so finding 10 new (hopefully yummy) recipes to add
to my rotation will do me good. Turkey muffins turned out amazing! Thank you, Jamie!

It's a good sign when you find it more challenging to give up a workout than to get up/out and do a workout. And it's a GREAT sign when you respect your body enough to do what it needs, despite what you think you prefer for it.

sometimes rest is well earned and i would think you were definitely in that phase where it was! I'm thinking some more specific planning may help me, it seems to be doing well for you! Yea for the turkey muffin, they look great!

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